{"product_id":"alice-memento-dress","title":"Alice - MEMENTO Dress","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis made-to-order high quality, reversible dress features a mid-weight, buttery soft natural cotton\/linen blend with distressed and frayed seams, printed with the striking artworks of talented 19th century American artist, Alice Pike Barney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded with the dress is a matching clutch, fabric-matched mending patches, and a selection of 19th century inspired slow-fashion \u0026amp; sewing activist patches to showcase your support of independent slow fashion. These items are made from the dress offcuts and are included with the purchase of the dress ☺️\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis unconventional, striking design will spark conversation, outlast fleeting trends, and remain a treasured wardrobe staple for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne size fits most - see garment measurements below:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBUST 130cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBICEP 40cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFRONT LENGTH 82cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHIP 140cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✮✮✮✮✮\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eAlice Pike Barney (1857–1931): An artist labelled a socialite.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 1880s Paris, Alice Pike Barney did something unimaginable for a woman of her social standing — she chose to take her art seriously. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn into Cincinnati wealth and married to a railroad fortune, Alice was expected to use her wealth to collect paintings, not create them. Instead, she walked into the studio of Charles Émile Auguste Carolus-Duran, one of the most sought-after portrait masters in Europe, and enrolled as his student. She later studied under James McNeill Whistler, learning of the rules of tonal subtlety and atmospheric restraint, so she could break them with her art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn November 1901, Alice held her first solo exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Within a week, she was elected vice-president of the Society of Washington Artists. She went on to build Studio House on Massachusetts Avenue — part gallery, part salon, part creative sanctuary — where she hosted artists, writers, and thinkers for nearly three decades where she produced ballets, plays, and tableaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAnd yet much of art history remembers Alice Pike Barney as a patron, not a painter. Her daughter Natalie became famous as a writer and salon hostess in Paris. Her Studio House was donated to the Smithsonian, then quietly sold. Many of her paintings sit in storage. The woman who defied every expectation placed upon wealthy women of her era has been gently reclassified as an eccentric benefactress rather than the artist she truly was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eI hope that in wearing her image and her beautiful artworks, you too will say \"I see you, Alice\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e✮✮✮✮✮\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDesigned and made by Meg in The Patch, Australia.  All megsmithmakes garments are Ethical Clothing Australia accredited and megsmithmakes is a proud member of Seamless Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45271428137097,"sku":"MEM-ALICE","price":570.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4248\/9737\/files\/AliceMEMENTOethicallymadelinenwomensdress-25.jpg?v=1771558909","url":"https:\/\/megsmithmakes.com\/products\/alice-memento-dress","provider":"megsmithmakes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}